Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15, 395 U.S. 621 (1969), was a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court struck down a longstanding New York State statute requiring that to be eligible to vote in certain school district elections, an individual must either own or rent taxable real property within the school district or be the parent or guardian of a child attending a public school in the district.
Read more about Kramer V. Union Free School District No. 15: Background, Lower-court Proceedings, Supreme Court Decision, Justice Stewart's Dissent
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